Talisman of Death is a single-player role-playing gamebook written by Jamie Thomson and Mark Smith, illustrated by Bob Harvey and originally published in 1984 by Puffin Books.

Unlike most other Fighting Fantasy books, the player is presented as an ordinary person from Earth, drawn into the world of Orb by the will of the gods.

Smith's later Virtual Reality volume The Coils of Hate featured an appearance by Tyutchev the swordsman.

Chris Mitchell reviewed House of Hell and Talisman of Death for White Dwarf #66, giving it an overall rating of 9 out of 10, and stated that "The artwork in both books are of very good quality, the price is reasonable.

These are two worthy additions to the collection, and I hope to see more of Jamie Thomson's and Mark Smith's work soon.